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money raised to pay the expense of the log-rolling that was 

 to be done to get what legislation we could get. As you 

 know, there were some of us who were appointed an auditing 

 committee to look over the accounts of the treasurer, and 

 one of the items that surprised me was a certain sum, some- 

 thing like $9.00, that was turned into the treasury of this 

 society that was left of the amount raised to pay for the 

 work of that foul brood committee. Now, I would like to 

 know wljy this committee didn't use up all the money in 

 junketing? I don't understand it. So instead of this society 

 being out any money, it actually made a profit out of it! 



Mr. Horstmann — I like Mr. Starkey's motion, with the 

 exception of discharging the committee. I think they should 

 be continued. I offer an amendment, that the report of the 

 committee be accepted, that we thank the committee, and 

 that it be continued. 



Mr. York — With the consent of the second we will make 

 that the motion. 



A vote being taken, the motion was declared carried. 



ELECTION OF OFFICERS. 



The annual election of officers was held at this stage in 

 the proceedings, with the following result: President, George 

 W. York; Vice-President, Mrs. N. L. Stow; and Secretary- 

 Treasurer, Herman F. Moore, of Park Ridge, 111. 



MOST PROFITABLE STYLE OF SECTIONS. 



"Which are the most profitable sections for the pro- 

 ducer, the beeway or the plain?" 



Pres. York — How many think the beeway sections are the 

 most profitable? Eight. 



Pres. York — How many think the plain sections? Seven- 

 teen. 



Pres. York — How many have tried both? Nineteen. 



Pres. York — How many think it doesn't make any difl^er- 

 ence whether plain or beeway? Three. 



Pres. York — How many don't know? Eight. 



PRESENCE OF DRONES AND SWARMING. 



"Does the presence of a large number of drones tend to 

 intensify the swarming tendency or impulse?" 



Pres. York — How many think it does? Six. 



Pres. York — ^How many think the drones don't make any 

 difference as to the swarming tendency? One. 



Mr. Wilcox — How many think the swarming propensity 

 tends to increase the number of drones? f Sixteen.! 



Mr. Whitney — I asked that question. On examining my 

 bee-hives I found a large number of drone-combs. I never 

 had so much swarming in my life among my bees. I had 

 ?i colonies to start the season with and I had .';4 swarms. 

 I thought I knew how to keep down swarms. I increased, 

 pave them plenty of room, cut out queen-cells and did every- 



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